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  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
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    £6.03 on ys mince and yet more hand wash. 1p roadkill.
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
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    My older son paid for 2 half price tickets for Thorpe Park for my grandson and I which saved me £51.50 on Saturday :T

    2 hopper bus journeys on Saturday worth £3 and 1 hopper bus journey on Sunday worth £1.50

    Free Metro and Evening Standard newspapers from Waterloo Station on Saturday £1

    2 X 150g packets of Sensations crisps from Poundland saved me £1

    I bought 2 No7 products online with my Boots Advantage card which saved me £12 and I received the free No7 Ready for Autumn Gift Box worth £23 :T

    I went into Boots and bought 3 X Eye Q fish oils and 3 X Tea Tree and Witchazel products both on 3 for 2 offer and saved myself £15.28 and I saved a further 99p with a coupon :)

    #13 current total £9074.47
  • was given 2kgs of plums yesterday £7.50 according to mysupermarket!

    Just wombled a lovely chest of drawers on the side of the road. Going to claim £50 for it as I wouldn't pay more despite what ebay is saying!
    DF as at 30/12/16
    Wombling 2025: £87.12
    NSD March: YTD: 35
    Grocery spend challenge March £253.38/£285 £20/£70 Eating out
    GC annual £449.80/£4500
    Eating out budget: £55/£420
    Extra cash earned 2025: £195
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
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    £5.40 on shopping
    2p roadkill
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
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    Forgot to add a free loaf that I got in Iceland using a voucher.
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
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    £18.00 discount at hairdresser
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    2 hopper bus journeys worth £3 on Monday and 1 hopper bus journey worth £1.50 on Tuesday

    1 free ticket to see The Mentor at The Vaudeville Theatre in the stalls worth £52.50 on Monday evening :T

    I bought a Monsoon lace cardigan age 2-3 years for £12 from eBay which saved me £12

    1p roadkill

    #13 current total = £9143.48
  • I finally have wombles to report: :j
    2 for 1 theme park tickets £38
    Free lunches at theme park 2x £3.95
    Plus my free film from Sky £13.99
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
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    Online Grocery Shopping special offers and savings £37.37 :)

    2 X Men's Easy Iron M & S Shirts from eBay £20.88 including P & P saving me £38.12 if I had bought the shirts from M & S :)

    #13 current total = £9218.97
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
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    £3.00 on ys cheese cake and biscuits. Not doing the weight loss any good!
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
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